Already qualified, Belgium are unbeaten in 13 competitive home matches – a run spanning over five years – and will seek to the win that will secure first place in Group B.
• Belgium, two points ahead of second-placed Wales, booked their place in France with a 4-1 triumph in Andorra on 10 October. With Wales having the head-to-head advantage, Belgium need to beat Israel to ensure they top the section.
Previous meetings
• Marouane Fellaini’s early goal proved decisive as Belgium beat Israel 1-0 in Jerusalem in March, though they had to play the final 26 minutes with ten men following the dismissal of Vincent Kompany.
• The nations have met six times, with Belgium’s record in those games W5 D0 L1 (W1 D0 L0 in Belgium).
• The teams’ only previous competitive encounter in Belgium came in 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifying. Armand Jurion’s penalty (24) gave Constant Vanden Stock’s Belgium a 1-0 win against Milovan Ćirić’s Israel in Brussels on 9 May 1965.
